Title 7, Title 7

(1) Any 25 residents of a county may file a petition with the county clerk setting forth that there is a need for a housing authority to function in the county. (2) Upon the filing of such a petition, the county clerk shall give notice of the time, place, and purpose of a public …

The notice required by 7-15-2102 shall be given at the county's expense by publishing a notice as provided in 7-1-2121.

Upon the date fixed for said hearing held upon notice as provided in 7-15-2102 and 7-15-2103, an opportunity to be heard shall be granted to all residents and taxpayers of the county and to all other interested persons.

(1) After such a hearing, the board of county commissioners shall determine: (a) whether unsanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in the county; and/or (b) whether there is a lack of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in the county available for all the …

In determining whether dwelling accommodations are unsafe or unsanitary, the board of county commissioners shall take into consideration the following: (1) the physical condition and age of the buildings; (2) the degree of overcrowding; (3) the percentage of land coverage; (4) th…

(1) The commissioners of the authority shall present to the secretary of state an application signed by them that must set forth without any detail other than the mere recital: (a) that a notice has been given and public hearing has been held and that the board of county commissi…

(1) The secretary of state shall examine the application, and if the name proposed for the corporation is not identical with that of a person or of any other corporation of this state or so nearly similar as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, the secretary of state shall recei…

When the application has been made, filed, and recorded as provided in 7-15-2107 and 7-15-2108, the authority shall constitute a public body and a body corporate and politic under the name proposed in the application.

(1) In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or relating to any contract of the authority, the authority shall be conclusively deemed to have been established in accordance with the provisions of this part upon proof of the issuance of the afore…

(1) The area of operation of a county housing authority includes the county but does not include any city unless a resolution has been adopted by the governing body of the city and by any authority established and authorized to exercise its powers in the city declaring that there…

(1) The commissioners of a housing authority created for a county may be appointed and removed by the board of county commissioners of the county in the same manner as the commissioners of a housing authority created for a city may be appointed and removed by the mayor. (2) Excep…

It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that: (1) each housing authority shall manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix the rentals for dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates consistent with its providing …

Insofar as the provisions of this part are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this part are controlling.

(1) Any housing authority established pursuant to this part and/or the federal government may pay annual sums from rentals in lieu of taxes to any state and/or political subdivision thereof with respect to any real property, including improvements thereon, owned or held by either…

If it has determined that unsanitary or unsafe privately owned dwellings exist in the unincorporated area of the county and it has further determined that the owners of such dwellings are unable under the prevailing market conditions to finance replacement or rehabilitation of th…

Housing authorities created for counties are specifically empowered and authorized to borrow money, accept grants, and exercise their other powers to provide housing for rural residents of low income.

(1) In connection with the projects authorized by 7-15-2121, such housing authorities may enter into such leases or purchase agreements, accept such conveyances, and rent or sell dwellings forming part of such projects to or for rural residents of low income as such housing autho…

(1) The owner of any farm operated or worked upon by farmers of low income in need of safe and sanitary housing may file an application with a housing authority of a county requesting that it provide for a safe and sanitary dwelling or dwellings for occupancy by such farmers of l…

"Farmers of low income" shall mean persons or families who, at the time of their admission to occupancy in a dwelling of the authority: (1) live under unsafe or unsanitary housing conditions; (2) derive their principal income from operating or working upon a farm; and (3) had an …

The city or town council has power to regulate the numbering of houses and lots and to change the same.

(1) It is hereby declared that: (a) unsanitary or unsafe privately owned dwelling accommodations exist in urban areas throughout the state, and these conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, morals, and welfare of the …

When it has determined that unsanitary or unsafe privately owned dwelling accommodations exist within the limits of the city or town and when it has further determined that the owners of such accommodations are unable under the prevailing market conditions to finance rehabilitati…

The governing body of an incorporated city or town may adopt technical building, electrical, and plumbing codes, in whole or in part, by reference under the procedure provided in 7-5-4202.

The city or town council has power to provide for the inspection and measuring of lumber and other building materials.

The city or town council has power to: (1) compel the owner of a building to erect fire escapes and proper exits and entrances when necessary for safety; (2) regulate the construction of entrances of basements, cellars, and other floors to buildings from the sidewalks.

The city or town council has power to require the owner of a sidewalk, house, or other structure which is dangerous to passers-by to repair or remove the same after notice.

The city or town council has power to regulate partition fences and party walls not already constructed.

This part and part 43 shall be known and may be cited as the "Urban Renewal Law".

(1) The legislature finds and declares blighted areas exist within municipalities of the state that: (a) are injurious to the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the state; (b) contribute to the spread of crime and depreciation of property values; (c) constitut…

It is further found and declared: (1) that certain of such blighted areas or portions thereof may require acquisition, clearance, and disposition subject to use restrictions as provided in this part, since the prevailing condition of decay may make impracticable the reclamation o…

(1) The powers conferred by part 43 and this part are for public uses for which public money may be expended and the power of eminent domain may be exercised as provided in Title 70, chapter 30. The legislature finds and declares that necessity in the public interest exists for t…

Insofar as the provisions of this part and part 43 are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this part and part 43 shall be controlling. The powers conferred by this part and part 43 shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by a…

The following terms, wherever used or referred to in part 43 or this part, have the following meanings unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context: (1) "Agency" or "urban renewal agency" means a public agency created by 7-15-4232. (2) "Blighted area" means an a…

For all of the purposes of this part and part 43, a person may not be subjected to discrimination because of sex, as defined in 1-1-209, race, creed, religion, age, physical or mental disability, color, or national origin.

A municipality, to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out the provisions of this part and part 43, shall afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the municipality as a whole, to the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renew…

(1) A municipality, for the purposes of this part and part 43, may formulate a workable program for utilizing appropriate private and public resources: (a) to eliminate and prevent the development or spread of blighted areas; (b) to encourage needed urban rehabilitation; (c) to p…

A municipality may not exercise any of the powers authorized by part 43 and this part until after its local governing body has adopted a resolution finding that: (1) one or more blighted areas exist in the municipality by finding that at least three of the factors listed in 7-15-…

For the purpose of approving an urban renewal plan and other municipal purposes, a municipality may: (1) prepare, adopt, and revise from time to time a comprehensive plan or parts of a plan for the physical development of the municipality as a whole, with consideration for the co…

The municipality may itself prepare or cause to be prepared an urban renewal plan, or any person or agency, public or private, may submit such a plan to the municipality.

(1) Prior to its approval of an urban renewal project, the local governing body shall submit the urban renewal project plan to the planning commission of the municipality for review and recommendations as to its conformity with the growth policy or parts of the growth policy for …

(1) The local governing body shall hold a public hearing on an urban renewal plan prior to adoption as provided in 7-1-4131. Notice of the hearing must be published as provided in 7-1-4127, and mail notice as provided in 7-1-4129 must be given to property owners of the district. …

(1) The notice required by 7-15-4214(1) must be given by publication as provided in 7-1-4127 and by mailing a notice of the hearing, not less than 10 days prior to the date of the hearing, to the persons whose names appear on the county treasurer's tax records as the owners, repu…

(1) The local governing body shall not approve an urban renewal plan until a comprehensive plan or parts of such plan for an area which would include an urban renewal area for the municipality have been prepared. (2) A municipality shall not approve an urban renewal project for a…

Following the hearing required by 7-15-4214, the local governing body may, by ordinance, approve an urban renewal project if it finds that: (1) a workable and feasible plan exists for making available adequate housing for the persons who may be displaced by the project; (2) the u…

If the plan or any subsequent modification thereof involves financing by the issuance of general obligation bonds of the municipality as authorized in 7-15-4302(1) or the financing of water or sewer improvements by the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of part 44 of …

Upon the approval of an urban renewal project by a municipality, the provisions of the urban renewal plan with respect to the future use and building requirements applicable to the property covered by said plan shall be controlling with respect thereto.